Jami al-Tawarikh manuscripts

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Ilkhanid manuscript Persian manuscript historical manuscript illuminated manuscript

The Jami al-Tawarikh manuscripts are lavishly illustrated Ilkhanid-era historical compendia that combine Persian, Islamic, and Mongol visual and literary traditions to chronicle universal history.

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Jami al-Tawarikh 2

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instanceOf Ilkhanid manuscript ⓘ
Persian manuscript ⓘ
historical manuscript ⓘ
illuminated manuscript ⓘ
artStyle Chinese-influenced motifs ⓘ
Ilkhanid painting NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mongol visual elements ⓘ
Persian miniature ⓘ
author Rashid al-Din Hamadani NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedBy Ghazan Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Öljeitü NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Islamic dynastic histories ⓘ
histories of pre-Islamic Iran ⓘ
history of the Mongols ⓘ
prophetic histories ⓘ
universal history from Creation to the author’s time ⓘ
culture Ilkhanid NERFINISHED ⓘ
Islamic ⓘ
Mongol NERFINISHED ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
dateFrom early 14th century ⓘ
decoration lavish illustration cycle ⓘ
polychrome paintings ⓘ
dynasty Ilkhanid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre chronicle ⓘ
universal history ⓘ
heldAt Bibliothèque nationale de France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Edinburgh University Library NERFINISHED ⓘ
Topkapi Palace Library, Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ
various museum and library collections worldwide ⓘ
influenced Timurid manuscript painting NERFINISHED ⓘ
later Persian historical manuscripts ⓘ
integratesTraditions Islamic historiographical tradition ⓘ
Mongol imperial tradition ⓘ
Persian literary tradition ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
material paper ⓘ
patronageType royal commission ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Tabriz NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionContext Rashidiyya scholarly complex in Tabriz NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousContext Islamic historiography ⓘ
script Naskh ⓘ
Nastaʿliq (later copies) ⓘ
scriptDirection right-to-left ⓘ
significance key monument of Ilkhanid book arts ⓘ
major source for Mongol imperial history ⓘ
one of the earliest illustrated universal histories in the Islamic world ⓘ
title Jamiʿ al-Tawarikh NERFINISHED ⓘ
translatedTitle Compendium of Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Ghazan → commissioned → Jami al-Tawarikh manuscripts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jami al-Tawarikh
Persian chronicles of the Mongol Empire → includesWork → Jami al-Tawarikh manuscripts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jami al-Tawarikh
Ilkhanid art → majorWork → Jami al-Tawarikh manuscripts ⓘ